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Joseph Conrad Lord Jim

Fiction
English
129220 Words
Ages 8 and up
218
2

Lord Jim is a novel by Joseph Conrad. Jim a young British seaman becomes first mate on the Patna, a ship full of pilgrims travelling to Mecca for the hajj. When the ship starts rapidly taking on water and disaster seems imminent, Jim joins his captain and other crew members in abandoning the ship and its passengers. A few days later, they are picked up by a British ship. However, the Patna and its passengers are later also saved, and the reprehensible actions of the crew are exposed. The other participants evade the judicial court of inquiry, leaving Jim to the court alone. The court strips him of his navigation command certificate for his dereliction of duty. Jim is angry with himself, both for his moment of weakness, and for missing an opportunity to be a 'hero'. At the trial, he meets Charles Marlow, a sea captain, who in spite of his initial misgivings over what he sees as Jim's moral unsoundness, comes to befriend him, for he is "one of us". Marlow later finds Jim work as a ship chandler's clerk. Jim tries to remain incognito, but whenever the opprobrium of the Patna incident catches up with him, he abandons his place and moves further east. Later, Marlow's friend Stein suggests placing Jim as his factor in Patusan, a remote inland settlement with a mixed Malay and Bugis population, where Jim's past can remain hidden. While living on the island he acquires the title 'Tuan' ('Lord'). Here, Jim wins the respect of the people and becomes their leader by relieving them from the predations of the bandit Sherif Ali and protecting them from the corrupt local Malay chief, Rajah Tunku Allang. Jim wins the love of Jewel, a woman of mixed race, and is "satisfied... nearly". The end comes a few years later, when the town is attacked by the marauder "Gentleman" Brown. Although Brown and his gang are driven off, Dain Waris, the son of the leader of the Bugis community, is slain. Jim returns to Doramin, the Bugis leader, and willingly takes a fatal bullet in the chest from him as retribution for the death of his son. [more]

Keywords: lord jim, joseph conrad, sea story, psychological thriller, modern literature, action and adventure, historical fiction

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Stanley Mcqueen Lazy Jim

Humor
English
1334 Words
Ages 6 and up
330
0

Lazy Jim was so lazy, he shot off his toes to avoid being drafted into the Army. [more]

Keywords: Short story, folk tale, family, humor

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FRANK PINKERTON JIM CUMMINGS

Fiction
English
39897 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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Jim Cummings, or The Great Adams Express Robbery, by Frank Pinkerton, was originally published in 1887 as part of The Pinkerton Detective Series. The story relates how a robber, assuming the identity of the famous outlaw Jim Cummings, robs the Adams Express rail shipment of $100,000, and how William Pinkerton, son of the famous Allan Pinkerton, who began the infamous Pinkerton Detective Agency, supervised the team of Pinkerton Detectives who went to extraordinary means to identify and capture the three robbers, and recover most of the stolen money. [more]

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FRANK PINKERTON JIM CUMMINGS

Mystery & Crime
English
39893 Words
Ages 18 and up
3
0

With a portrait of the notorious Jim Cummings and illustrations of scenes connected with the great robbery. In [more]

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GP SUMMARY Summary of Limitless Expanded Edition by Jim Kwik

Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life

Study Aids
English
25731 Words
Ages 16 and up
25
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